FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 12 December 2024

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

The Deterrent!

A U.S. Marine with Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing fires an M240B machine gun during a live-fire exercise at Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 18, 2024. MACS-4 conducted the live-fire training to improve their proficiency with crew-served weapon systems and enhance force protection capabilities in an expeditionary advanced base operations environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Sotodavila)

Canteen Mission Statement

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies' military
and family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before. USMC Doing Boat Things! U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, ride combat rubber raiding craft during an infantry company small boat raid course hosted by Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Pacific at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California. During the course, Marines trained to plan and execute swimmer reconnaissance for a small boat raid company in preparation for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Chan) Wear Red! Loud & Proud!Col. Brendan Gallagher, the Fort Bliss Garrison Commander, Command Sgt. Maj. David Sweeney, the Fort Bliss Garrison Command Sergeant Major, and Red Ribbon Man, pose for a photo with a giant teddy bear At Stanton Elementary school, in EL Paso, TX, November 12, 2024. The teddy bear was being presented to school for having been named winners of the Red Ribbon Week competition, in the small elementary school category. The criteria for the competition was to wear as much red as possible during Red Ribbon Week and to be the loudest school, out of several that competed. (US Army photo by Norman Llamas, USAG Fort Bliss PAO) Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

To: Kathy in Alaska; luvie; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; Jet Jaguar; beachn4fun; laurenmarlowe; MS.BEHAVIN; ..

3 posted on 12/11/2024 6:07:59 PM PST by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)

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